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Pesticide concentrations in vacuum dust from farm homes: variation between planting and nonplanting seasons.

Golla-V; Curwin-B; Sanderson-W; Nishioka-M

ISRN Public Health 2012 Jan; 2012:539397

http://dx.doi.org/10.5402/2012/539397

20040322

The hazards of chronic low-level pesticide exposures inside homes have received little attention. Research to date does not provide answers regarding the long-term potential bioavailability of pesticides in homes and its risk factors. The purpose of this study was to investigate pesticide levels in Iowa homes during one year and assess the relationship between exposure levels and potential sources of pesticide contamination. The study involved sampling surveys of the target pesticide atrazine among 32 farm families in a three-county area of Iowa during the planting season (April-June) and nonplanting season (November-December). Dust samples were collected, and information gathered through questionnaires to evaluate pesticide migration inside homes. This study found that dust in every farm home surveyed was contaminated with atrazine during both seasons and these concentrations significantly decreased by the nonplanting season. Pesticide amounts, acreage, and spraying time determined the presence and persistence of this herbicide inside farm homes.

Pesticides; Risk-factors; Age-groups; Children; Humans; Men; Women; Dust-exposure; Dust-particles; Dusts; Particulate-dust; Particulates; Pollutants; Pollution; Plants; Plant-dusts; Questionnaires; Farmers; Families

Vijay Golla, Department of Public Health, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY 42101

1912-24-9

20120101

Journal Article

vijay.golla@wku.edu

Grant

2012

Grant-Number-T42-CCT-717547; B02292012

2090-7990

DSHEFS

Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing

International Scholarly Research Network Public Health

IA; KY; OH

The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa